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and their foreign policy resembles that with all of the talk of martyrdom. it is a dangerous, dark, and brutal regime and for those -- both for the iranian people and for those nations who are on the front line of trying to respond to iranian aggression. and we know that saudi arabia with the missile launches from yemen into saudi, bahrain, since 1981, the iranian regime has tried to destabilize the government, hezbollah, the list goes on and on. it is very hard to imagine a peaceful middle east with a strong iranian regime. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. you're welcome. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] iranian officials responded, saying they would propose adding u.s. forces to their own list of terror groups. press tv, iran's state-run english news channel, provided analysis. >> hello and welcome. you're watching world news on press tv. thank you for joining us. these are top stories this ho
and their foreign policy resembles that with all of the talk of martyrdom. it is a dangerous, dark, and brutal regime and for those -- both for the iranian people and for those nations who are on the front line of trying to respond to iranian aggression. and we know that saudi arabia with the missile launches from yemen into saudi, bahrain, since 1981, the iranian regime has tried to destabilize the government, hezbollah, the list goes on and on. it is very hard to imagine a peaceful middle...
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. >> webinar foreign policy security question. current you rank the threat from iran? the iranian nuclear program particularly to israel? the mostlieve that is important thread? >> it is definitely an important threat. it has to be done with. may i say the following? i think the negotiation process is important. i think the united states and its allies should get the best deal possible. we should enable it to get the best in a possible. but we should not will read anything off the table until we see that dealer. next day and trust in obama administration to get a good deal? i trust the obama administration to get a good deal. most importantly, the fact that on a breakoutee time that will give ample warning to everybody if the iranians believe they want to agreement and move towards the bomb. i think the professionals have to work on it. give it a chance. nevertheless, we should not be naive. we live in a dangerous and complicated world and region. complications of the iranian regime are glad to us. we should not be naive to believe him as well. there should be strict s
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you have been wrong about every foreign-policy challenge, and i will also say, what difference it makes some americans died in benghazi, what a difference it makes when terrorists purposely attack an american embassy and the next morning, you stand up, and you lie about it and talk about a video that does not represent our values. instead of saying this was a purposeful terrorist attack and the united states will retaliate, mrs. clinton, what you're saying to every adversary we have an every terrorist organization in the world, it is open season on america. that is the difference it makes. [applause] carly fiorina: you know, politics is covered like a sport, like a game, but it is not a game, and it is not a sport, so when we are all finished thinking about winning, you need to think -- the people of iowa need to think because you have an important responsibility. the people of iowa need to think carefully about what it will take to actually do the job. what does it take to do the job of president of the united states and commander in chief? i think it takes somebody who understands how
you have been wrong about every foreign-policy challenge, and i will also say, what difference it makes some americans died in benghazi, what a difference it makes when terrorists purposely attack an american embassy and the next morning, you stand up, and you lie about it and talk about a video that does not represent our values. instead of saying this was a purposeful terrorist attack and the united states will retaliate, mrs. clinton, what you're saying to every adversary we have an every...
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. >> you gave a major foreign policy address back in june. you deserve credit for being the first to lay out a foreign policy vision. you said, if prime minister netanyahu makes good on his --mise, can you unpack that a little bit? how would you ensure u.s. taxpayer dollars would not be used? >> the basis of our relationship with israel is not just a strategic alliance. it is an alliance that is based on shared values. we need to make sure our cooperation, our security and diplomatic and strategic cooperation with israel happens in a framework that is compatible with those values. ouras to be compatible with u.s. security and policy objectives. in the long run, what makes the most sense for american and israeli and palestinian interest is peace and a two state solution. annexation isth it is incompatible with the two state solution and i believe ultimately, moving in that direction represents moving away from peace. we have a responsibility as the key ally to israel to make sure we guide things in the right direction. on security support is b
. >> you gave a major foreign policy address back in june. you deserve credit for being the first to lay out a foreign policy vision. you said, if prime minister netanyahu makes good on his --mise, can you unpack that a little bit? how would you ensure u.s. taxpayer dollars would not be used? >> the basis of our relationship with israel is not just a strategic alliance. it is an alliance that is based on shared values. we need to make sure our cooperation, our security and...
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now, i didn't say that there is no difference in foreign policy between the two camps, because i think that i understand where the central figures of blue/white, again, excluding the faction i talked about, but all the other characters, they don't, they're not in the same camp as likud leaders, because there's a difference. there's still a difference between opposition to two-state solution and a position that says we would love to have a two-state solution, but the conditions aren't there, we don't have the leadership with which to negotiate and so on and so forth. so i'm not saying -- but what i am saying is that because they are crafting their election strategy on their reading of where the israeli public is, you don't see in this campaign a discernible difference between the two. this is where we are right now. so i don't know. >> the israeli public that -- >> oh, on the civil rights. you're right. >> i don't think there's a difference. >> it actually goes both ways, because right now he's careful in what he's saying, but the ultra-orthodox are saying we won't sit in a coalition wi
now, i didn't say that there is no difference in foreign policy between the two camps, because i think that i understand where the central figures of blue/white, again, excluding the faction i talked about, but all the other characters, they don't, they're not in the same camp as likud leaders, because there's a difference. there's still a difference between opposition to two-state solution and a position that says we would love to have a two-state solution, but the conditions aren't there, we...
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policy democrat who cared about the cold war and cares about ties with israel. and i was a staffer to the late senator moynihan, joe biden was a senior democrat. joe biden is committed to the security of israel. while that is less of a common view among younger democrats, i believe that it is a deeply held view that president biden has had for decades and decades. it is not about to change. host: let me share this headline in the washington post. it says trump's mideast deals fade amid war. scenes from gaza. how about that part of the story? guest: it is an interesting problem, because there were a number of states -- the united arab emirates especially was looking for a different kind of relationship with israel. and said that the old kind of relationship is not serving their interests anymore. they had many of the same enemies. why are we keeping ourselves from working with the israelis? i thought that was a very courageous, and some ways, others would say reckless, but it was certainly a bold move. i think that the uae finds itself in a difficult position. vi
policy democrat who cared about the cold war and cares about ties with israel. and i was a staffer to the late senator moynihan, joe biden was a senior democrat. joe biden is committed to the security of israel. while that is less of a common view among younger democrats, i believe that it is a deeply held view that president biden has had for decades and decades. it is not about to change. host: let me share this headline in the washington post. it says trump's mideast deals fade amid war....
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policy issue and we don't want to offend them and it is my feeling that that occurred in the last report. happen again and so our hope is to prevent that from happening and i would imagine every advocate out there believes that, as well. that these issues are -- we as a natione are hopefully being honest about own internal problems with regards to that. the first thing i want to talk have, mr. kutcher, you may talked about this already and may have been asked but the website talks about people using share child to abuse material are doing so with seemingly low risk of getting caught. learning howd in thorn cloberates with law enforcement in the united states and around the world especially in countries with weak criminal theice systems to change sort of behavior with impunity of this criminal activity and at time using that also as a tool to hopefully train law enforcement agencies about victim-friendly procedures. there are places around the quite frankly, jurisdictions in the united states, if someone is trafficked they aretitution, arrested for the crime of prowstitution and treated a
policy issue and we don't want to offend them and it is my feeling that that occurred in the last report. happen again and so our hope is to prevent that from happening and i would imagine every advocate out there believes that, as well. that these issues are -- we as a natione are hopefully being honest about own internal problems with regards to that. the first thing i want to talk have, mr. kutcher, you may talked about this already and may have been asked but the website talks about people...
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foreign policy, considering the special relationship between washington and tel aviv. basel ghattas is a good friend and i am delighted and honored he is with us today. we go back a long way. we are not going to reveal ages at this point, but basel has been a knesset member for a long while. he joined back in 2013. before that, he was involved in the ngo communities and we interacted during that period for several years in that capacity. he is now a member of the block known as the joint arab list in .he 20th knesset this is a joint list of 13 members, including 12 who are palestinians i believe. 13th is a jewish member of the knesset who belongs to that block. basel has been a founding member of the national democratic party. he helped with first of all, like i said, sounding the movement and also represented it in the knesset before the unity block was joined last year. for more than 25 years, he has been a well-recognized figure, both domestically there and regionally and internationally, in terms of defending arab palestinian rights in israel. in terms of ngo, he r
foreign policy, considering the special relationship between washington and tel aviv. basel ghattas is a good friend and i am delighted and honored he is with us today. we go back a long way. we are not going to reveal ages at this point, but basel has been a knesset member for a long while. he joined back in 2013. before that, he was involved in the ngo communities and we interacted during that period for several years in that capacity. he is now a member of the block known as the joint arab...
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as far as foreign-policy, i want to talk on specific foreign-policy. castro.he made with i come from cuba. it was raised there. no freedom of speech, no freedom of nothing. now she is worse than fidel castro. do you understand? this is ruthless. he only cares about money. doesn't care about jobs for cubans. host: the screen you just saw -- that was a visit there in an effort to pursue normalized relations. here's part of the speech. president obama: we cannot and should not ignore the difference is that we have. about our government, and society. has a one-party system. america is a multiparty democracy. cuba has emphasized the role and rights of the state and the united states is founded upon the rights of an individual. but despite these differences, on december 17, 2014, president castro and i announced that the united states and cuba would begin a process to normalize relations between our two countries. since then we have established diplomatic relations. we have begun initiatives to cooperate on health and agriculture. reached agreements to resto
as far as foreign-policy, i want to talk on specific foreign-policy. castro.he made with i come from cuba. it was raised there. no freedom of speech, no freedom of nothing. now she is worse than fidel castro. do you understand? this is ruthless. he only cares about money. doesn't care about jobs for cubans. host: the screen you just saw -- that was a visit there in an effort to pursue normalized relations. here's part of the speech. president obama: we cannot and should not ignore the...
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believe that the relationship between the united states and israel is solid and will be solid, and our foreign policy and domestic concerns, our values, our ideals -- but that does not mean we have to agree on everything. that does not mean that not only our leaders but people in our country who care deeply about s whol, just like israeli care deeply about the united states -- that, to me, is the mark of a mature relationship and a deep, abiding friendship. so are there differences between leaders? absolutely. be foolish told try to pretend otherwise. but i think that what is in portland is the continuing but iutional support -- think what is important is the continuing is to shall support and the support we will give israel regardless of leadership. security support. and i think a lot of the -- you know, the reports of attitudes and the like -- maybe it is because we live in an instantaneous world, where everybody has an opinion, and everybody can say it. you know, i have dealt with a lot of different leaders. obviously, i have seen my husband deal with a lot of different leaders, israeli lea
believe that the relationship between the united states and israel is solid and will be solid, and our foreign policy and domestic concerns, our values, our ideals -- but that does not mean we have to agree on everything. that does not mean that not only our leaders but people in our country who care deeply about s whol, just like israeli care deeply about the united states -- that, to me, is the mark of a mature relationship and a deep, abiding friendship. so are there differences between...
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foreign policy in the region? after rabaul 45 seconds they did not know with a foreign policy was who still remain there was a lot and have any good general official had no release and to remember me but the same question prepare a room sees that they are not aligned and there is the risk they will become more aggressive to israel. so the risk to loyalty and respect everything else is details. it is what israel needs from us and i think that is where the president is now. >> of the strategic outlook for israel in the region so what is happening with the iran deal or georgian? can use talked-about the strategic outlook for the region. >> in a and without real litigating pierre brand deal that was very much against it. and to destroy israel. but it does that have the distance that we have incomes but to the very first page of the j. pcl aid that iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon. that page is the page we ought to be focusing on as we can. >> when we were in israel delegation and we've visited the iron dome cele
foreign policy in the region? after rabaul 45 seconds they did not know with a foreign policy was who still remain there was a lot and have any good general official had no release and to remember me but the same question prepare a room sees that they are not aligned and there is the risk they will become more aggressive to israel. so the risk to loyalty and respect everything else is details. it is what israel needs from us and i think that is where the president is now. >> of the...
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reporter: two foreign policy questions. you have said in the past that you would not meet with kim jong-un, the leader of north korea without preconditions. what are those preconditions and do you believe he would ever meet them? pres. biden: well, what i never do is i never make a judgment what a man or woman is going to do or not do based on what they said. we will see. if he made any commitment, then i would meet him, and if there was a commitment on which we met. the commitment has to be that there is discussion about his nuclear arsenal. and if it is merely a means by which how do we de-escalate what they are doing. and so, if that was the case, i would not meet unless there was some outline made and we would have negotiated as to how we would proceed. but what i i would not do is i would not do what had been done in the recent past. i would not give him all that he is looking for. international recognition as legitimate and allow him to move in a direction of appearing to be more, how can i say it, serious about what
reporter: two foreign policy questions. you have said in the past that you would not meet with kim jong-un, the leader of north korea without preconditions. what are those preconditions and do you believe he would ever meet them? pres. biden: well, what i never do is i never make a judgment what a man or woman is going to do or not do based on what they said. we will see. if he made any commitment, then i would meet him, and if there was a commitment on which we met. the commitment has to be...
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hawkish on foreign 308cy -- policy. it's more liberal on internal issues within the country. we all know the famous hearings, the famous saying begin, the leader of the likud, there are justices in jerusalem, when the court put out a decision that was opposed to his policy and he did not like. that was the historical position of the likud. and netanyahu himself embodied it for many years. he protect the supreme court from all kinds of legislative assaults from the right wing and stop his coalition partners when they tried to weaken the court. all that changed when he, himself, became a criminal defendant. he's currently facing trial in the jerusalem district court for three obstruction charges. and he has suddenly changed his mind and decided to adopt the far right idea that he blocked in the past to weaken the court. three elements of the coalition, each one of them with their own special reason or interest to promote this legislation, and the combination of each -- between them in my opinion is what makes it so dangerous. halie: that was a pretty comprehensive answer. i am
hawkish on foreign 308cy -- policy. it's more liberal on internal issues within the country. we all know the famous hearings, the famous saying begin, the leader of the likud, there are justices in jerusalem, when the court put out a decision that was opposed to his policy and he did not like. that was the historical position of the likud. and netanyahu himself embodied it for many years. he protect the supreme court from all kinds of legislative assaults from the right wing and stop his...
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foreign policy, economic policy, and a number of other areas. and that's the short answer of my talking about lieu lieu. >> putting on your statesman's hat, if you could, tell us what one achievement changed barack obama's, you, bobby jindal, appreciate. >> there have been changes in education i do support. i this administration and artie duncan and president obama both have been supportive of charter schools. i think they have been supportive in changing the way of how we reward and hire teachers. i think they have been supportive of accountability. there have been times they have gone against what the teachers have wanted. what i would argue with is they haven't gone far enough. they do deserve credit for being in favor of charter schools, they deserve credit for new approaches to feacher hiring and firing. my biggest complaint about their approach to education is they don't go far enough. they will fine with charter schools, but they aren't really fine with full school choice. we have done a lot of things in louisiana. we lifted the cap on ch
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foreign policy where we are drifting. i agree. he did say that. i think the united states always does the right thing after trying everything else. i think he said something like that about democracy. mr. demer: right. michael: it is the worst system. he made that comment about a few things. anyway, good note to end on. we look forward to having you on zoom. mr. demer: i see the sunny upland. we have been through worse and we are going to get through this but we should do it at a smaller price. when we came back to israel to restore sovereignty we did not come back to see that destroyed. i would say to many people over the years i was ambassador i met 150 and i think there are 195 in washington. there is no ambassador of babylon, no ambassador of imperial rome. those who tried to destroy and uproot israel are no more. i would caution those leaders of iran that are so determined to destroy israel that they may be signing their own death warrants . michael: i hope you are right about that and i hope the united states will do the right thing, at leas
foreign policy where we are drifting. i agree. he did say that. i think the united states always does the right thing after trying everything else. i think he said something like that about democracy. mr. demer: right. michael: it is the worst system. he made that comment about a few things. anyway, good note to end on. we look forward to having you on zoom. mr. demer: i see the sunny upland. we have been through worse and we are going to get through this but we should do it at a smaller price....
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," which looks at president trump's foreign policy decisions. >> president trump hosted the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. the leaders met to signed abraham accords meant to normalize relations between israel and the two countries. this is 45 minutes. ♪ [applause] ♪ >> ladies, the president of the united states accompanied by the prime minister of the state of israel, his highness, the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the united arab emirates, and the minister of the foreign affairs of the kingdom of bahrain. ♪hail to the chief] ♪ [cheers and applause] pres. trump: thank you very much. please. thank you. the first lady and i are honored to welcome to the white house prime minister netanyahu of israel and misses netanyahu. thank you so much. [applause] trump: and the foreign emirates,united arab uae, thank you very much. and the foreign minister of bahrain, thank you. thank you very much. we are here this afternoon to change the course of history after decades of division and
," which looks at president trump's foreign policy decisions. >> president trump hosted the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. the leaders met to signed abraham accords meant to normalize relations between israel and the two countries. this is 45 minutes. ♪ [applause] ♪ >> ladies, the president of the united states accompanied by the prime minister of the state of israel, his highness, the...
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form's -- a brilliant foreign policy strategy. it is a legitimate criticism. council rulerights all, i think it was not just the united states but russia and china for their own reasons, not in the security council but in the human rights to see that did not want it. you don't want to report on your own troops. [laughter] if you are the chinese government and you look at the president and you say is a something i want to sign on beyond the human rights council and you say no. i don't think it is a winning strategy. in the end, as we have seen, it is easy to leverage an automatic majority in a one-state, one-vote multilateral body of. in the same way, i think it is hard for them to get a majority in the security council, as we saw. they couldn't get to the requisite number of folks. it would probably be the case in future efforts to go to the icc. manage to overcome it but there is the u.s. veto. so that is a dead-end in my view. >> there is a tendency to look at the icc at the goal. i don't think it is the goal. right now, it is a useful tool to talk about how
form's -- a brilliant foreign policy strategy. it is a legitimate criticism. council rulerights all, i think it was not just the united states but russia and china for their own reasons, not in the security council but in the human rights to see that did not want it. you don't want to report on your own troops. [laughter] if you are the chinese government and you look at the president and you say is a something i want to sign on beyond the human rights council and you say no. i don't think it...
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he is a veteran foreign policy affairs specialist, he's written widely on terrorism since joining us here in 1979. he has authored dozens of papers on iran, the nuclear program and use of terrorism and has testified before congress on iran's nuclear program as well as other middle east security issues. please join me in welcoming jim phillips. we are approaching a key inflection point in the evolution of the reagan/trump administration iran policy. president trump last january set a deadline of may 12 to either and/or amend the iran nuclear agreement and negotiations are ongoing between the u.s., britain, france and germany. to address some of the flaws of the deal including the sun set of key restrictions on uranium enrichment, iran's advancing missile program which should be considered in the context of the nuclear program, and the inadequate verification measures included in the deal. it's unclear whether a satisfactory arrangement or agreement between the u.s. and britain, france, and germany can be reached by the president's deadline. more importantly, it's unclear what the broa
he is a veteran foreign policy affairs specialist, he's written widely on terrorism since joining us here in 1979. he has authored dozens of papers on iran, the nuclear program and use of terrorism and has testified before congress on iran's nuclear program as well as other middle east security issues. please join me in welcoming jim phillips. we are approaching a key inflection point in the evolution of the reagan/trump administration iran policy. president trump last january set a deadline of...
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sense at least the attacks of 9/11, there's been a long-standing argument among -- in foreign policy circles which surrounds the question that fareed zakaria asked not long after the attacks, why do they hate us? basically, there are two camps in this why do they hate us school. there's the camp that has made the argument fairly consistently that they hate us because of western policy in the middle east. that is to say, because of american support for israel and for dictatorships like hosni mubarak's regime in europe or -- in egypt or the late musharraf of iran or the saudi's energy policies in the middle east, our involvement in the gulf war, tanker wars, obviously the more recent iraq wars, there's a whole list of policies that you can list and you can say, well, this is the problem. if you change the policy and this is what would you hear from ron paul but you'd also hear it from people on the political left, if you change the policy you largely remove the problem, which is to say that terrorism is a function, is a reaction to western policy in middle eastern countries. and the se
sense at least the attacks of 9/11, there's been a long-standing argument among -- in foreign policy circles which surrounds the question that fareed zakaria asked not long after the attacks, why do they hate us? basically, there are two camps in this why do they hate us school. there's the camp that has made the argument fairly consistently that they hate us because of western policy in the middle east. that is to say, because of american support for israel and for dictatorships like hosni...
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your statement is not accurate. >> let me go back to the policy questions, foreign policy question about the situation recently with the north africa. american taxpayers billions of dollars -- it was a big issue when we saw the scenes will see in a moment in egypt and the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. a radical islamist group attacked the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag. in the same day, in libya, an assault on the consulate resulted in the death of the american ambassador christopher stevens and three others. these images echo the worst -- the recall those moments in 1979 with the taking of american hostages at the embassy in iran. u.s. taxpayers as an enormous 1.6 billion doris to egypt, -- $1.6 billion to egypt, which is now run by a former member of the muslim brotherhood. should the u.s. give up foreign aid to these nations, mr. sadler? >> no. not now, we have a fledgling government being formed a. with egypt withholding funds, the editorial board agreed is time for us to stop the old on that aid. it is in our best interests to stay involved. if we do not s
your statement is not accurate. >> let me go back to the policy questions, foreign policy question about the situation recently with the north africa. american taxpayers billions of dollars -- it was a big issue when we saw the scenes will see in a moment in egypt and the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. a radical islamist group attacked the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag. in the same day, in libya, an assault on the consulate resulted in the death of the american...
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and worked my-- foreign policy. and i felt i wanted to get involved in politics because that is how you make change. your meeting with obama, fairly after, he brought you on board? 2007? i had been doing free work for the obama campaign and i got called into a session where they go around the issues they have to deal with in the upcoming presidential debate. and i was so nervous back then that frankly, i felt like i couldn't speak in paragraphs. they were debating whether or not he should vote for a bill that would fund the iraq war. and he likes that approach in terms of trying to figure out was.ommon sense case and ultimately i was hired to write. host: not to give away the end of the book but you do write on one of the last trips with him --obama in 2016 2016. he asks you, what if we were wrong, did that clarify the answer? guest: i wrote the book to answer the question. thehaving been there on first day and the last day of the obama administration with experiencing eight years of history and having the end be so
and worked my-- foreign policy. and i felt i wanted to get involved in politics because that is how you make change. your meeting with obama, fairly after, he brought you on board? 2007? i had been doing free work for the obama campaign and i got called into a session where they go around the issues they have to deal with in the upcoming presidential debate. and i was so nervous back then that frankly, i felt like i couldn't speak in paragraphs. they were debating whether or not he should vote...
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what happened 10 days ago in ukraine was a major reverse for russian foreign-policy. in many ways, many would've thought the humiliation. i think there are many explanations for why russia chose to do the actions they did. one of them was try to alleviate that humiliation. nothing less than a land grab and the biggest strategic shock on the continent for decades if putin gets away with this, more trouble will follow in central and eastern europe. agree the west needs to unify around the much more robust response that we have seen so far and that in support of it, the u.k. should emigrate -- demonstrate it is actively considering all forms of economic sanctions? >> >> and we are actively considering a wide range of options here. i have not rolled any option now. i'm sure you noticed in these questions. i think the response that we have made so far is correct. we have emphasized the need for new diplomatic openings as well as for there to be cost and consequences for this russian action. but in the absence of a change of policy from russia, we will have to move on to ma
what happened 10 days ago in ukraine was a major reverse for russian foreign-policy. in many ways, many would've thought the humiliation. i think there are many explanations for why russia chose to do the actions they did. one of them was try to alleviate that humiliation. nothing less than a land grab and the biggest strategic shock on the continent for decades if putin gets away with this, more trouble will follow in central and eastern europe. agree the west needs to unify around the much...
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ankey has long been especially important american ally, critical to american foreign and security policy. it has been an ally for 65 years . this is especially a difficult for turkey as it is for much of the world. turkey faces internal and external challenges, which all of us, whatever our perspectives and concerns, hope will be resolved in a way that contributes to regional peace, strengthens bilateral ties between our two countries, and upholds the democratic values of the transatlantic community. we look forward to hearing from the president his perspective. colleague will conduct a conversation with the president followed by an opportunity for him to take a few questions from our guest's. president, thank you once again for being back at brookings. and now, erdogan: directors of the brookings, i would like to greet you with respect. celebrating its centennial this year. it is a pleasure for me to meet you once again in this very reputable think tank. i would like to start my words by reminding you of the fact that there has been a terrorist attack targeting our security forces. i de
ankey has long been especially important american ally, critical to american foreign and security policy. it has been an ally for 65 years . this is especially a difficult for turkey as it is for much of the world. turkey faces internal and external challenges, which all of us, whatever our perspectives and concerns, hope will be resolved in a way that contributes to regional peace, strengthens bilateral ties between our two countries, and upholds the democratic values of the transatlantic...
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s leadership in foreign policy. what, if anything, is the u.k. doing to ensure a smooth transition to democracy in egypt? >> right. well, i think this is a huge challenge. i'm still an optimist about the arab spring. i still think that region of our world having the chance to throw up a corrupt regime and have the chance of democracy and have a say in their government is still a net positive for that part of the world and for us as well which is why i'm proud of what we did in libya and also the help we've begin in egypt. i think the issue in egypt is trying 20 get the transition right. i think that the military powers to be have to do more to show people that they want a functioning democracy, and i think they need to take further steps in that direction. i think in europe, we have a responsibility where major trading partners and up vesters in -- investors in egypt, and the neighborhood program in europe was not conditional or active, not very robust, and we're changing that to ensure the way europe engages with egypt and tunisia and morocco is
s leadership in foreign policy. what, if anything, is the u.k. doing to ensure a smooth transition to democracy in egypt? >> right. well, i think this is a huge challenge. i'm still an optimist about the arab spring. i still think that region of our world having the chance to throw up a corrupt regime and have the chance of democracy and have a say in their government is still a net positive for that part of the world and for us as well which is why i'm proud of what we did in libya and...
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foreign policy at a hearing at the senate armed services committee. the senate foreign relations committee looks at iran's nuclear program. a news briefing with house speaker john boehner. >> congressman steve israel talks about his role as the chair of the house democrats new policy and communications committee. republican tom mcclintock on middle class economics and the president state of the union proposals for tax reform, tuition free community college and mandatory leave benefits. live each morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. let's hear some of our future program for the weekend. saturday night at 10, former governor my copy be on america's current and cultural landscape. princeton university historian on the great society. and saturday at 8 p.m. eastern university of california davis professor eric rauschway. and sunday sammy morris tours the schools a marriott -- a malia ehrhardt's exhibit. email or us -- or send us a tweet. >> in the senate armed services hearing, an overview of u.s. national security and global threats. this is the first hea
foreign policy at a hearing at the senate armed services committee. the senate foreign relations committee looks at iran's nuclear program. a news briefing with house speaker john boehner. >> congressman steve israel talks about his role as the chair of the house democrats new policy and communications committee. republican tom mcclintock on middle class economics and the president state of the union proposals for tax reform, tuition free community college and mandatory leave benefits....
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host: you talked a little bit about it at the beginning so elaborate how foreign policy could be a factor in this campaign. youing on in israel. there was recent news about the houthis and the biden administration. how will that impact them going forward? guest: east has always been a tinderbox. so is been a place of such chaos. the problem right now as you have the most conservative reactionary israeli government and that's benjamin netanyahu. there was that comment of from the river to the sea and she was censored and people were appalled by that language. that's not only did he say there will never be a two state solution which joe biden says is essential, he used the words from the river to the sea. s not biden saying this, this is bb mitt netanyahu saying this. as a result, i have to think that joe biden has to start thinking about israel is more ob understands that. don't get dragged into something that will hurt israel and hurt the palestinians and hurt us on the world stage and frankly hurt joe den's reelti this is the time for you to start talking about disconnecting from bb beca
host: you talked a little bit about it at the beginning so elaborate how foreign policy could be a factor in this campaign. youing on in israel. there was recent news about the houthis and the biden administration. how will that impact them going forward? guest: east has always been a tinderbox. so is been a place of such chaos. the problem right now as you have the most conservative reactionary israeli government and that's benjamin netanyahu. there was that comment of from the river to the...
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. >> i am the deputy director of brookings foreign policy programs. thank you very much for coming here and engaging in a discussion at brookings. in your speech he talked about a number of different issues around the region, but that was one country that received almost pleading mentioned, and that was iran. turkey has played an important role and diplomacy with iran, a long-standing relationship. i wonder if you could speak about the reintegration of iran into the international community, and i wonder if you could speak to turkish-iranian ties. finally, if you thoughts on the arrest of -- would be very interesting. thank you. president erdogan: thank you very much. a short while ago, the prime minister of turkey paid a visit to iran, and with that visit, after the elimination of the sanctions upon iran, we had an opportunity to discuss the reason the elements. --the recent development discussed the recent developments. but throughout the tenure of him and within the first few months of rouhani, there had been certain improvements, and we had a trade
. >> i am the deputy director of brookings foreign policy programs. thank you very much for coming here and engaging in a discussion at brookings. in your speech he talked about a number of different issues around the region, but that was one country that received almost pleading mentioned, and that was iran. turkey has played an important role and diplomacy with iran, a long-standing relationship. i wonder if you could speak about the reintegration of iran into the international...
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carly fiorina: the question is about iran, isis, the foreign policy issues that are critically important. i know more world leaders on the stage than anyone else running with the possible exception of hillary clinton, but i did not do photo ops. i had substantive meetings. [applause] i know whether it is with vladimir putin or benjamin netanyahu privately, or doing business in china for decades, or understanding many of our arab allies, i know this. when the united states of america does not stand with our allies and confront our adversaries, the world is a very dangerous place. these are the principles i would apply. first, we must have the strongest military on the face of the planet and everyone has to know it. [applause] second, we must care for those who have served us. it is a station on our nations on earth that the uva has been broken for 20 years. in the professional political class talks about fixing a lot of things, but somehow, they have never fixed that. we need someone who knows how to translate a good speech into results. i do. third, on day one in the oval office, i will
carly fiorina: the question is about iran, isis, the foreign policy issues that are critically important. i know more world leaders on the stage than anyone else running with the possible exception of hillary clinton, but i did not do photo ops. i had substantive meetings. [applause] i know whether it is with vladimir putin or benjamin netanyahu privately, or doing business in china for decades, or understanding many of our arab allies, i know this. when the united states of america does not...
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you will be able to say i'm the one with the most foreign policy experience here. peace is breaking out at the end of my administration. that will be persuasive to a lot of republicans and may be persuasive to voters in general public. the polling lately you see the sensor trump nostalgia among voters -- a sense of trump nostalgia among voters. this will be another bragging point for him in denomination basil and perspective general election. host: how does it affect what is going on in the house. i read a story that said some house moderates pushing for kevin mccarthy to come back for speaker to get money to israel quicker instead of going through speakership battle. kevin mccarthy has said he is not supporting this. how does this affect the negotiations going on in the house over who becomes the neck speaker, if it does at all? guest: probably not much but you would hope an indication this is a time of seriousness and a time to be serious. the real threat growing around the world but this is an internal fight in has to do with personality and internal dynamics. i
you will be able to say i'm the one with the most foreign policy experience here. peace is breaking out at the end of my administration. that will be persuasive to a lot of republicans and may be persuasive to voters in general public. the polling lately you see the sensor trump nostalgia among voters -- a sense of trump nostalgia among voters. this will be another bragging point for him in denomination basil and perspective general election. host: how does it affect what is going on in the...
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repeatedly, the security of israel is one of my top foreign-policy priorities. that has expressed itself not only in words, but in deeds. we've had more cooperation than any two administrations in history. , weassistance we provide consider not only an important to the security of the state of israel, but important part of u.s. security in the region. that one ofg sure our closest allies can only protect itself, but work with us in deterring terrorism and other security threats. in light of what continues to be situation in syria, this will give us an opportunity to discuss what happened there. we will discuss how we can block the activities of isil, hezbollah, other organizations in the region that carry out terrorist attacks. a lot of time will be spent on memorandum of that we can potentially negotiate. it will be expiring in a couple of years. we will also have the chance to talk about how the implementation of the iran nuclear agreement is going. it is no secret that the prime minister and i have had a strong disagreement on this narrow issue. ondon't have
repeatedly, the security of israel is one of my top foreign-policy priorities. that has expressed itself not only in words, but in deeds. we've had more cooperation than any two administrations in history. , weassistance we provide consider not only an important to the security of the state of israel, but important part of u.s. security in the region. that one ofg sure our closest allies can only protect itself, but work with us in deterring terrorism and other security threats. in light of...
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you will be able to say i'm the one with the most foreign policy experience here. peace is breaking out at the end of my administration. that will be persuasive to a lot of republicans and may be persuasive to voters in general public. the polling lately you see the sensor trump nostalgia among voters -- a sense of trump nostalgia among voters. this will be another bragging point for him in denomination basil and perspective general election. host: how does it affect what is going on in the house. i read a story that said some house moderates pushing for kevin mccarthy to come back for speaker to get money to israel quicker instead of going through speakership battle. kevin mccarthy has said he is not supporting this. how does this affect the negotiations going on in the house over who becomes the neck speaker, if it does at all? guest: probably not much but you would hope an indication this is a time of seriousness and a time to be serious. the real threat growing around the world but this is an internal fight in has to do with personality and internal dynamics. i
you will be able to say i'm the one with the most foreign policy experience here. peace is breaking out at the end of my administration. that will be persuasive to a lot of republicans and may be persuasive to voters in general public. the polling lately you see the sensor trump nostalgia among voters -- a sense of trump nostalgia among voters. this will be another bragging point for him in denomination basil and perspective general election. host: how does it affect what is going on in the...
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if we were to take just foreign policy, what is the one most urgent issue that we are acing? >> i think it is very difficult to say there is one. let me just quickly mention. i think the continuing threat from terrorism, especially the way we had seen it morph into a more sophisticated delivery system, in the form of isis but also the wannabes in other parts of the world. we have to remain vigilant. we have to take the coalition that the president and secretary kerry have constructed and make sure it is more than just a rhetorical debating society. that it is a commitment of nations of good will and commitment to deal with the threats that the new brand of more socially adept, more well-organized terrorism, particularly as we see with isis holding territories, trying to establish a state right in the heart of the middle east. so that remains a high priority. certainly, i think we have to deal with. there are a lot of other issues. russia's agressgress -- aggressiveness, how far putin is intending to go, whether he'll be slowed down by his own economic problems at home, the dr
if we were to take just foreign policy, what is the one most urgent issue that we are acing? >> i think it is very difficult to say there is one. let me just quickly mention. i think the continuing threat from terrorism, especially the way we had seen it morph into a more sophisticated delivery system, in the form of isis but also the wannabes in other parts of the world. we have to remain vigilant. we have to take the coalition that the president and secretary kerry have constructed and...
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it has allowed foreign policy to be politicized. the benghazi issue is a good example. it was clear that this was a terrorist attack. hillary clinton sent an e-mail to her daughter and to the prime minister of egypt the day after the attack saying just that. forthey prolonged the lie as long as they could to make sure it did not damage the president's reelection chances. well, that is not how the presidency should work. you should appoint men and women of real talent in the department of defense and department of state, build a team with a national security council is not the place where decisions are made where the president calls , in and creates the political solution to the mess or whatever. you use the national security council and the head of it as a mediator for disputes, and you will allow for a hearty discussion about what the policy should be. the president ultimately has to make the choice but i would dodift power back to the and the department of state and hold them to account. my biggest problem with the department of state is they operate sometimes without
it has allowed foreign policy to be politicized. the benghazi issue is a good example. it was clear that this was a terrorist attack. hillary clinton sent an e-mail to her daughter and to the prime minister of egypt the day after the attack saying just that. forthey prolonged the lie as long as they could to make sure it did not damage the president's reelection chances. well, that is not how the presidency should work. you should appoint men and women of real talent in the department of...
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host: he spoke about foreign policy issues. here is john mccain from yesterday. >> -- cane from yesterday. >> -- cane from yesterday. -- herman cain form yesterday. --rom yesterday. >> do not mess with us. is that real clear? is that real clear? that is what i mean by real clear foreign policy. know who your friends are. host: the president will be talking about that today at the apec conference. guest: he is a talk radio host. republicans are after the fox news debate, they like herman cain. it is tailored to the constituency group of core conservatives. he is not a former member of congress or governor. he can be a vehicle for a lot of protests, especially if some republicans do not catch afire. he took some flak if whether the borders for any type of compromise on middle east peace should be debates on the 1967 borders. a tough problem for the president. almost 80% o jewish voters voted for president obama. he has a lot of circuits to keep his message and make the argument that he is trying to be a fair broker in this divisi
host: he spoke about foreign policy issues. here is john mccain from yesterday. >> -- cane from yesterday. >> -- cane from yesterday. -- herman cain form yesterday. --rom yesterday. >> do not mess with us. is that real clear? is that real clear? that is what i mean by real clear foreign policy. know who your friends are. host: the president will be talking about that today at the apec conference. guest: he is a talk radio host. republicans are after the fox news debate, they...
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immigration or foreign policy? guest: both. i think that the border will be -- there is a little bit of a lull with numbers historically join or miss. after -- in the warmer months you will see a flow of humans to the north and you will see a step up in cartel activity along the border. they effectively have operational control and there are issues with inflation to contend with and talks about what are we going to do to improve the labor situation, the job situation and domestic manufacturing. i think those will all be big issue topics that need to be discussed in the general election period. host: in the papers there is a lot of discussion about the impact of the supreme court abortion ruling and how that could affect the already precarious landscape in a lot -- election 2024. abortion as an issue in 2024? guest: absolutely. i think the left is going to try and focus on that issue. i think that, you know, life is paramount. it matters. we cannot retreat from the concept of conserving and saving all human life and treating all
immigration or foreign policy? guest: both. i think that the border will be -- there is a little bit of a lull with numbers historically join or miss. after -- in the warmer months you will see a flow of humans to the north and you will see a step up in cartel activity along the border. they effectively have operational control and there are issues with inflation to contend with and talks about what are we going to do to improve the labor situation, the job situation and domestic manufacturing....
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as a foreign-policy professional that is something i find troubling. american public opinion is actually outside of that general renaissance or isolationism or whatever you want to call it. the american politics -- public has been educated they have no warm feelings dating back to the revolution and that there are boards and all of that. i think the american public understands this is a country that not only on the nuclear issue but a range of other issues is a problem for international security. a problem for american security. so i just do not see it playing out quite the way that has been described. it is not serious. it is different. >> jeffrey, you took a hit for suggesting this president would go to a military solution if that is what it came to. do you still think that? >> i do. i think there are two conditions the president would use military force on iran. the first is this we discovered that iran is building secret -- secret nuclear facilities. again, elliott is one of those people who has given me hit for suggesting it. but i endorse what el
as a foreign-policy professional that is something i find troubling. american public opinion is actually outside of that general renaissance or isolationism or whatever you want to call it. the american politics -- public has been educated they have no warm feelings dating back to the revolution and that there are boards and all of that. i think the american public understands this is a country that not only on the nuclear issue but a range of other issues is a problem for international...
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the director of foreign and defense policy studies. danny, i am certain we will raise many important issues with the prime minister. i would like to address him with all humility in order to set the that we saw aion and discussed by members of the council and is of broad concern to all of us, including all citizens around the world. how's a possible to achieve peace in the middle east? 20 years ago, at the time of the first, i asked this question to a friend who teaches at yale. who was later the chief justice of the israeli supreme court paired it is common, maybe just for americans, to believe that wars have a beginning and an end. the recent experience and afghanistan and iraq might be changing that. i asked my friend, when will there be peace? he said we have been fighting for 2000 years, why should end now? deep truth toly a that. although it is not very assuring. i would like to put this question to prime minister yet can yahoo!. -- netanyahu. institute, the american enterprise institute is committed to promoting third studies th
the director of foreign and defense policy studies. danny, i am certain we will raise many important issues with the prime minister. i would like to address him with all humility in order to set the that we saw aion and discussed by members of the council and is of broad concern to all of us, including all citizens around the world. how's a possible to achieve peace in the middle east? 20 years ago, at the time of the first, i asked this question to a friend who teaches at yale. who was later...